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G. E. FREY.

CROSS TIE AND RAIL CLAMP THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3.1919.

1 ,322,78 1 Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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GEORGE E. FREY, or STEUIBENVILLE, 01110, Assrenon 0F ONE-HALF TOR. E. SNIDER, or

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CROSS-TIE AND RAIL-CLAMP THEREFOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. From, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Steubenville, county of J efferson, and State of Ohio, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements vin Gross-Tics and Rail-Clamps Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in railway crossties and rail clamps, and it has for its primary object to provide a metallic crosstie and chair structure having improved means for securing rails thereon.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is herein had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention, showing track rails mounted in place;

Fig. 2 is a view of the same partly in side elevation and partly in section;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 2, with the rail and rail clamp removed;

Fig. a is a similar section, enlarged, showing the rail and clamp in place;

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5, Fig. a, showing the lugs of the chair in upright position; and- Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified form of clamp.

Referring to said drawings, in which like designating characters distinguish like parts throughout theseveral views 1 indicates 'a metallic crosstie which is herein illustrated as being of semi-cylindrical form, but which may, if preferred, be of other trough-like form. Mounted upon said crosstie at appropriate points are two chairs adapted for the reception of the track rails 2, each of said chairs being composed of a single piece of material and comprising a horizontal base or seat 3 upon which the rail is mounted. Said seat isdisposed transversely with respect to the tie and has its opposite ends turned downward to form attaching members 4 which are bolted or riveted to the sides of the tie, as shown. At each side of said seat are two integral upright tongues 5 which may be of short length, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, forengaging the opposite lateral, edges of the base of the rail 2, or which may be made of a greater length, as shown in Figs.

'4 and 5, so that they are adapted, to be bent Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 25, 1919, Application filed July 3, 1919. Serial No. 308,609. 7

over into overlying clamping relation to said rail base, as shown in Fig. 4.

Located at each side of the seat 3 intermediate the tongues 5, which latter are spaced relatively, is an" integral Vertically depending apron-like abutment 6 which has therein a hole or opening 7 preferably of rectangular form, of which the upper defining edge is located in approximately the plane of the under side of the seat 3. The openings in the opposite abutments are designed to receive therein the correspondingly shaped shank of a clamp member 8 which has one end bent to form a hook 9 for seating upon the tOp of one side of the base of the rail 2, and which has its said shank underlying the seat 3 with its end projecting through and beyond the opposite abutment 6.

A second clamp member 10 designed to cotiperate with said member 8 has a vertically disposed body adapted for adjustment along the projecting end of the shank of said member 8,.a hole 11 being provided in said body in which said end of the member 8 is received. The upper end of said member 10 is turned inward and is adapted to assume overlying clamping relation to the adjacent side of the rail base. Provided in the projecting end of the shank of said member 8 is a vertically disposed slot 12 adapted for the reception of a wedge 13 in abutting relation to the outer face of the vertical body of the member 10, whereby said clamp members 8 and 10 are actuated relatively into close-gripping or clamplng relation to, the opposite sides of the rail base. The abutment 6 on the side adjacent to the clamp member 10 is adapted to receive the body of said member thereagainst and prevents said member from being swung by the wedge into a position wherein its body is inclined inwardly. While the opposite abutment may be omitted, it is preferred that such abutment be employedfor rendering the chair reversible. I

In the modified form of clamp illustrated in Fig. 6, the end of the shank of clamp member 8 is reduced and screw threaded, as shown at 1 1, for the reception of a nut 15 by which the clamp members are relatively adjusted and secured.

What is claimed is- The combination with erosstie at tl'ough like form, of a horizontal rail seat mountedbn said crosstieg upright lateral tongues formed on said seat, a dependin;

. epIQn-Jike abutmentiformed. at. oneside. 9f

sand seat intermediate said tongues, said.

abutment having thereln an opening of which the upper edgeis leeted apprdxi- 'niately in the plane of the under face of S3161 seat, :11 elampuneinber compi-lslng a aseccndgclenip inenib er ce nprisingiziii upwer i .1

inward for oyerlying' the adj ucent 7 side of the rail base, saidsecond' member having therein a hole through which the end of .isaid shank w"projects, and nine'ans :aeting eagalnstmszud second member for exerting a,

drawing force whereby said members are -i'el'at'ii el ji" adjusted and are secured in ad justed position. I u 7 111 testimony whereof, I affix my signanee of two subscribing Witmasses 7 QR FREY. W l S6S "QDE SAGEA I F T N. 

